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Improve the rollout
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,110 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 511 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the departure roll from runway 36 at LFKC Calvi-Sainte-Catherine Airport, where the aircraft, a Cockspur PH100, took off after a distance of 630 meters, which was 30% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 117 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 5 knots at 61 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 2 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb 1 mile south east of Calvi, France, and ascended from an altitude of 1,065 feet above sea level to 2,998 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,933 feet in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began 1 mile west of Lumio, France, and lasted for 8 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 6 miles north of Lumio, France, and the aircraft descended from an altitude of 3,010 feet above sea level to 1,205 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,805 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. Another enroute level cruise then began 1 mile south of Calvi, France, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 36 at LFKC Calvi-Sainte-Catherine Airport was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 0.0 degrees at 0 nautical miles and 209 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with the touchdown point being 80 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 89 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was also good at -185 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 6 knots at 74 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. The total landing distance was 1,040 meters, which was 49% of the runway length. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.0 meters from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 13.8 meters from the centreline.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway in less than 1 minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 21 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 18 minutes. The aircraft used 195 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The PH100 aircraft successfully landed at LFKC Calvi-Sainte-Catherine Airport, achieving a score of 94.4%. The final approach to runway 36 was conducted from the south, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 0.0° at an altitude of 209 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 0 nautical miles from the runway.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 80 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly outside the expected area. However, the touchdown speed of 89 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -185 feet per minute (fpm) was also satisfactory. The threshold speed was slightly above the target at 106 knots, but this did not significantly impact the overall landing performance.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 74°. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 2 knots, which may have contributed to the slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position by 4.0 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance of 1,040 meters was 49% of the available runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 13.8 meters from the centerline, which may require further attention to ensure a more precise alignment during future landings.
Overall, the PH100 aircraft demonstrated a good landing performance, with a high score and satisfactory touchdown speed, rate, and distance. However, there is room for improvement in terms of aligning the aircraft with the runway centerline during touchdown and rollout.
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